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A hell of a throw back.

I’m still a Mikey guy myself so I can’t help

Good on both of you. The first couple trailers got me excited but this last one really got to me, I can’t wait. Already told my wife I wouldn’t be worth a damn the day it comes out.

We need more wrestling episodes

8/10 I grew up playing the first so my nostalgia tends to lean towards that one. I had completed 2 & 3 for the first time in the last year or so and I think my personal order would be 3, 1, 2. 2 has great music but I feel like Diddy had no purpose. The other two games each character feels different (for better or worse) and like they had their own things, this game they felt more or less the same. The music was killer though, Stickerbush Symphony is a top tier song for me. As someone had mentioned earlier the game isn’t super visually appealing overall too. Despite my complaints, it’s still a very good game but I think the other two did it better.

Aladdin is coming along. I’ve been able to consistently get to the end of “The Escape” for many years now but that last little jump across the lava always kills me. To make it more frustrating, I’ve used the level select code and been successful in beating all the other later levels.

I’m super super close to beating Mario Land 2 so after we get back from our wedding trip I will likely knock that off. Also ordering a new N64 this week! As to what comes after that, I’m on the fence. Thinking one of the Oracles, otherwise Earthbound or Aladdin..

Kingdom Hearts II, is done. What a game. The excessively long intro I did not hold super high hopes. I was not at all a fan of the command reactions and just didn’t engage with the game. Boy did that change quick. The ability to skip cutscenes, the improved combat and camera were huge strides in the right direction. The story was super well done and the inclusion of Mickey was amazing. For such a complex story they did an excellent job of doing it. The boss battles provided and adequate challenge and the challenge ramped nicely this time. The Gummi Ship was still a low point for me but I was glad to see it had some incentives this time around, which I still didn’t bother with. I enjoyed the stats at the end and I’ll certainly go back to find the other treasures and try and fill Jiminy’s journal. I also never returned to the Tron level. My only real complaint is that I didn’t really understand the importance of the drive forms until very late in the game when I was moving too slow to fight a boss and then realized that one of the drives was my issue? I never used the others but they were a neat bonus. The ending was absolutely perfect and everything I’d hoped for. I’m certainly a Kingdom Hearts fan and am adding 3, Birth by Sleep as well as Dream Drop Distance to my future backlog.

always nice to add another Koei game to the shelf

If he passes I’ll take it

Nice to see ya around my friend, good luck with the sales!

GameCube! I’ve got 2 in my eBay cart currently.

Beat Pikmin! My write up is in the picture because I’d posted in the ‘22 thread first Im 99% of the way through Super Mario Land 2, so that will likely be next before I get back to KH II. If anyone is a Kingdom Hearts expert, I need some advice

Wrong thread!

I got the 25 ship parts to finish Pikmin to find out I did not get the correct parts for a decent ending. So I will return to this one

@dewisp02has one and they’re super cool. Fun machine

Top tier

Agreed.

I’m stuck on a mini boss in KH II so I’ve been playing Pikmin and wow, I can’t believe I’ve skipped this game over for so long! It’s incredibly addictive and so fun. I’ve also started (and almost completed) Super Mario Land 2, much better than the first.

I remember chatting with @MrWunderfulfir the first time on NA. Solid guy all around and has helped me out when I needed it.

I think the Hawaii collection was a huge sealed game find from back in the day from a former rental shop? It was before my time and I could certainly be wrong, just seems to ring a bell.

I’m at what I’m guessing is the half way point for Kingdom Hearts II. Enjoying the game a lot! Despite this boss battle making me want to rage I ordered a new copy of Pikmin as I must have sold my last copy? So I’ll be starting that soon too!

Welcome! Some of us old timers are around